Posterior Cranial Distraction in Craniosynostosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Ibrahim KhansaAnnie I DrapeauGregory D Pearson

Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2023)

PCD is a powerful technique in the management of syndromic craniosynostosis, although complication rates are significantly higher than traditional remodeling techniques. Future studies should compare the effects of supratorcular and infratorcular osteotomies on intracranial volume, cosmesis and complications.

Keyphrases

intellectual disability
current status
risk factors
case control
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